Apparatus for saturating the ground with oil.



J. EL WARD. APPARATUS FOR SATURATING THE GROUND WITH OIL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE'26Q1909.

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AP-ILIOATIQK FILED JUNE 26, 1909.

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Il'OSEPH E.-W.ARD, OF LONGBEACH, CALIFORNIA;

APrARATUs ron SATURATING THE GROUND WITH. OIL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 11119 28, 1910,

Application filed June 26, 1909. Serial No. 504,618.

To aZZ- whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr E. WARD, a citizen of the United States, andresiding at 253 Pacific avenue, Longbeach, in the county of Los Angelesand State of California, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Apparatus for Saturating the Ground with Oil, of whichthe following is a. specification.

This invention relates to oil delivering machines .and more particularlyto a device for forcing oil into the dust. of roads and other hi hways.

The 0 ject of the present invention is to provide a. device of thischaracter which will force an oil emulsion with great force into thedust of the road.

The'device is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1, is a side elevation of the de vice, Fig. 2, a rear elevationof the device, Fig. 3, a sectional view of one of the nozzles, Fig. 4, asectional view of a roadway which has been sprinkled with oil, and Fig.5, a similar view of a road oiled with my device.

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the mechanism mounted on the rearplatform.

In the drawings A, represents a vehicle of any suitable construction,having thereon a tank B, for the containing of the oil emulsion said oiltank having a water tank in therewith. At the rear of the vehicle the'bed is extended as at a, to form a platform for the support of themechanism next to be described. On the platform, a, is suitably secureda as or other motor, 6, provided with a sma 1 band wheel or pulley, c,on the shaft, 6'. On the opposite end of the shaft, Z), is a lar e bandwheel, d, which by means of a belt, 5, and the pulley, 2', operates thecirculating pump, 7', for forcing water through the water jacket m ofthe motor, Z). A belt, 0, connects the pulley, c, with the pulley is, ofthe oil pump, Z. Connected to the under side of the tank B as shown inig. 1, is a pipe m, which communicates through a three way cook, a, anda pipe 0, with the oil pump Z.

The pump, Z, is of the intergear piston type, but may be of any suitableform. The pump, Z, is provided with an air chamber 79, and a pressuregage, g. A pipe, 7', leads from one side of the pump, Z, downward to thecentral portion of a horizontal pipe, 8. The pipe, 8, is located aboutsix or eight inches above the road, and is provided at intervals ofabout six inches with nozzles, t, which are screwed into the under sideof said pipe, 8, and incline forward and downward. Each of the nozzles,25, as shown in Fig. 3 comprises a tapered casting, u, having a bore,2), which is tapered at its lower end to increase the force of the oil.The upper end of the nozzle is provided with external threads to engagethreads in the pipe,

8. Suitable stop cocks, w, are provided in the nozzles, 25, to controlthe flow of oil. A shaft-bearing and packing g, is suitably secured tothe rear end of the tank B, and receives the shaft f, which carries theagitator, 00, within the tank. The oiiter end of the shaft, f, hasthereon, a fly wheel, 0, suitably geared by means of a belt, 0", to themotor shaft, Z).

In the operation of the device thetank B, being filled with oilemulsion, the stop cocks,

w, are adjusted and the engine, Z, started and the vehicle driven alongthe road.

The engine through the beltsdrives the pump, Z, and the pump, The pumpj,

circulates water through the cooling jacket of the engine.

The shaft f, rotates the agitator and stirs the emulsion in the tank.

The pump, Z, draws the oil through the pipe, m, and discharges itthrough the pipe 7', into the pipe, 8, and out of the nozzles 25, intothe dust.

The oil is driven with a force of approxi- 'mately two hundred poundspressure and is injected to'about ah inch into the road bed.

Upon referenc'sto Figs. 4 and 5 it will be readily seen that the roadwhen sprinkled is rendered slippery by reason of the oil sta'y ing onthe surface while with the present invention the oil is driven to aconsiderable depth mixing intimately with the soil; and presenting aharder surface.

It will be seen that a device has been produced which is both efiicientand effective.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

1. In combination with a vehicle having an oil tank thereon, a gasengine having a water jacket, a water circulating pump, a water tanklocated on said oil tank, said circulating pump being operated by saidengine, forcing nozzles, an oil forcing pump operated by said engine,connections between said nozzles, pump, and oil tank including a valve,an agitator in said oil tank, also operated by said engine.

2. In combination with a vehicle, an oil tank, a rotary agitator in saidtank, said agitator having a shaft journaled in the rear end of said oiltank and provided with a belt wheel, a rotary oil forcing pump locatedon said vehicle, a gas engine on said vehicle, a water circulating pump,a water jacket on said engine, a Water tank on said oil tank, said watercirculating pump adapted to circulate water through said water jacket,means on said engine for simultaneously driving said oil pump, watercircuseams lating pump, and said agitator, and valved nozzles locatedbelow said vehicle and having free communication with said oil pump 15and adapted to force oil into the soil of the road bed and a valvedcommunication with said oil tank.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH E. WARD. Witnesses H, B, viALrBY, ED. H. WALLACE.

